Lynne Alice Keating

Mercy from Age to Age: Entering into the Year of Mercy Lynne Alice Keating

Publisher Marketing: A special Jubilee Year of Mercy launched by Pope Francis celebrates one of the most powerful yet controversial attributes of the Almighty God: Mercy. The concept of Mercy has been examined, argued, and explained by both liberal and conservative Christians alike. Those who have been following Pope Francis are only just beginning to understand how important, how focal, the understanding of mercy is to his pontificate. It is constantly emerging as his very hallmark. The logo chosen for the Year of Mercy uses an image of the Good Shepherd. But, rather than a lamb carried on the shoulders of the Shepherd, we find the image of a man. The official motto for the year is taken from Scripture: "Merciful, like the Father" (John 6:36). Is this what mercy looks like? Or should? The more we consider both the words and the image this Pope has set before us, the more we begin to understand the meaning and the mission we are about to encounter. 'Mercy from Age to Age' is written both for those who are new to the Catholic faith, or returning to it, and for those who are already in love with their faith and eager to take it to the next level. Detailed in some of the basic foundations of the faith, and rooted in Scripture, it is not afraid to explore new and meaningful insights into the understanding of the eternal. Rethinking the familiar story of Noah and flood, it challenges the reader to become part of a new wave, a Tsunami of Souls, flooding the earth with the mercy of God. In these pages we find fifty two simple ways - one way each week - to practice, to improve and to fortify our gift of faith through living deliberate and intentional lives of mercy. Get ready to dive in!